West Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia
Where to stay in Mataram
Mataram is a city in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, home to about 409,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- LOP27 km · Lombok International Airport
- Currency
- IDRrupiah
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar
- Language
- Indonesian
About
About Mataram
Mataram is a capital city of the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara. The city is surrounded on all the landward sides by (but is not administratively part of) West Lombok Regency and lies on the western side of the island of Lombok, Indonesia.
Mataram is an agglomeration of a number of villages that have grown together. The main ones are Ampenan, the harbour on the west coast and the site of the old airport; Mataram, in the center; and Cakranegara, the commercial hub to the east.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Mataram
See
- Mayura Park
- Narmada Park
- Museum Negeri Nusa Tenggara Barat
- Masjid Raya Hubbul Wathan
- Lingsar Temple
- Meru Temple
- Ampenan Old Town
Do
- Jalan Udayana
- Jalan Pejanggik
- Cycling
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Where to stay
Hotels in Mataram
106 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Merumatta Senggigi Lombok | 12.2 km | |
| Sheraton Senggigi Beach Resort | 1991 | 12.6 km |
| The Santosa Villas & Resort | 1989 | 0.0 km |
| Alam Mimpi Boutique Hotel | 10.3 km | |
| Amaia Hote,Lombok | 1.0 km | |
| Arianz Hotel | 1.1 km | |
| ASTON Inn Mataram | 0.6 km | |
| Bale Eja Syariah RedPartner RedDoorz | 6.8 km | |
| Bintang Senggigi Hotel | 9.1 km | |
| Bukit Senggigi Hotel | 11.8 km | |
| Cafe Wayan Cottages Senggigi | 11.0 km | |
| Coconut Boutique Resort | 5.7 km | |
| Cozy Cottages Lombok | 14.4 km | |
| Diva Lombok Resort | 15.4 km | |
| Dream Estate | 13.4 km | |
| favehotel Langko Mataram - Lombok | 2.1 km | |
| Fizz Hotel Lombok | 2016 | 2.3 km |
| Golden Palace Hotel Lombok | 1.4 km | |
| Graha Ayu Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| Grand Madani Hotel by Prasanthi Syari'ah | 1.7 km | |
| Green Asri | 8.6 km | |
| Griya Asri Hotel | 3.0 km | |
| Holiday Resort Lombok | 1995 | 14.8 km |
| Hotel Maktal | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Santika Mataram | 0.2 km | |
| Hotel Santika Mataram - Lombok | 1.1 km | |
| Idoop Hotel | 0.7 km | |
| Jayakarta Hotel Lombok | 8.1 km | |
| Jeeva Klui Resort | 15.5 km | |
| Katamaran Hotel & Resort | 15.1 km | |
| Kebun Villas & Resort | 12.8 km | |
| Langko 48 RedPartner RedDoorz | 2.6 km | |
| Living Asia Resort and Spa | 16.5 km | |
| Lombok Astoria | 2.1 km | |
| Lombok Garden Hotel | 1983 | 0.8 km |
| Lombok Plaza Hotel and Convention | 1.4 km | |
| Lombok Raya Hotel | 0.8 km | |
| Mama Bella's Retreat | 12.1 km | |
| Mandiri Homestay | 12.1 km | |
| Montana Premier Senggigi | 11.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Mataram
Mataram has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 311 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Mataram: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lombok International Airport (LOP), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS, 106 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
Lombok International Airport (LOP) opened on 1 October 2011 near the city of Praya on in South Lombok. It is approximately 40 km southeast of Mataram. The airport is covered in the main Lombok article. It will cost you Rp 130,000 - 150,000 to get to Mataram. A public bus service is available from the airport to service passengers wishing to travel to and from either Mataram or Senggigi. The DAMRI buses late model air-conditioned buses and are white in colour.
Getting around
Blue bird *Lombok Taksi. Both the Bluebird and white coloured Express Taksi have a radio dispatch system and both companies cars are equipped with meters which should be used by their drivers at all times. Flag fall is approximately Rp4,250 and the meter ticks up a few hundred rupiah for every hundred meters past 2 km. Taxis can be booked in advance either by calling them yourself or by booking through your hotel. Taxis may be hailed down on the street anywhere around Mataram with the exception of the dark blue Airport Taksi the use of which is limited to arriving airport passengers only.
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LOP · Lombok International Airport
DPS · Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Mataram
Eat
Mataram is one of the best places in Lombok to try local food. Look for ayam taliwang (small grilled chicken with a hot chilli and spice paste), plecing kangkung (water spinach with spicy tomato-chilli sambal), beberuk terong (eggplant with fresh chilli and tomato), sate rembiga (spicy beef skewers), sate bulayak (grilled meat served with rice cakes and spicy sauce) and nasi balap puyung, a spicy rice dish topped with shredded chicken and accompaniments. Most local restaurants are inexpensive and cater primarily to local diners. Mataram also has numerous Chinese-Indonesian, seafood and modern restaurants.
Drink
Some restaurants in Mataram will serve cold beer as do the hotels but do not expect a wine list to be available in other than a large and substantial hotel. Public drinking of alcohol or drunkenness is not condoned in any part of Lombok including Mataram. Many restaurants and eating houses have an excellent range of local fruit juices, tea including ginger tea and local coffee (kopi biasa or kopi lombok) at very moderate prices.
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Questions
Mataram: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mataram?
Mataram has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 311 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mataram?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lombok International Airport (LOP), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS, 106 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Mataram?
rupiah (IDR).
Nearby
Destinations near Mataram
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.